Chiefs receiver Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown is HOSPITALIZED with shoulder injury in Kansas City debut
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown was hospitalized Saturday night after sustaining a left shoulder injury in his debut for the team.
Brown, a speed demon who signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the team during the offseason, lasted just one snap with his new team against the Jaguars before being forced to leave the game.
The 27-year-old caught an 11-yard pass over the middle from Patrick Mahomes and was injured when he was tackled to the ground by Jaguars cornerback Montaric Brown.
Head coach Andy Reid determined after the game that it was a dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint.
The sternoclavicular joint is located where the collarbone and the sternum (breastbone) meet, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown was taken to hospital after suffering a shoulder injury
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Brown suffered a dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint
Reid also compared Brown’s injury to an injury Tyreek Hill suffered against the Jaguars in 2019, as Eric Edholm of NFL.com wrote.
Hill, who now plays for the Dolphins, missed four games with the ailment and Reid told reporters that Brown “potentially” could miss some games as well.
The two-time reigning champion Chiefs play two more exhibition games before opening their regular season against the Ravens on Sept. 5 in about three weeks.
Brown has generally performed well in his career, although he has missed a total of eight games over the last two seasons.
If he can’t play against Baltimore, Mahomes will likely look to Rashee Rice and rookie Xavier Worthy to complement his favorite target Travis Kelce.
Rice, who faces a possible suspension after a high-speed car crash in the offseason, played a key role for Kansas City last season, finishing with 938 yards in the regular season and catching 26 balls in the playoffs.
Worthy failed to impress in his preseason debut, failing to catch a single pass. However, the Chiefs used the 28th pick in this year’s draft on him and have high expectations for the former University of Texas star.